Engineer-Production, Sr.

Primary Purpose

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a Sr. Production Engineer (Class VI Injection) holds the responsibility of designing, planning, and managing production/injection operations. This role involves collaboration with the Subsurface Team while within the CO2 Operations team to ensure efficient and successful injection operations. Your primary focus will be on Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCUS) wells, specifically addressing Class VI injection requirements including production engineering operations during injection activities.

Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities:

Class VI Injection Requirements

• Collaborate with the regulatory compliance team to ensure compliance with Class VI well regulations.
• Analyze and address the specific requirements related to Class VI injection wells.
  
  

Production Engineering (Class VI Injection Wells)

• Define well operating envelopes according to regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for injection targets for year, working with reservoir engineering to forecast injectivity index declines.
• Responsible for Monitoring and measurement plans during operations including yearly temperature logs.
• Develop operating and intervention budgets for yearly operating activity requirements.
• Knowledge of nodal analysis including construction of model to monitor well performance (Prosper, GAB, MBAL)
• Be an advocate for safety by designing and implementing projects to improve safety performance.
• Assist in the preparation and submission of all required government permits, ensuring full regulatory compliance.
• Develop authorization for expenditures (AFEs) and track project costs, reviewing and approving invoices for accuracy
  
  

Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration

• Work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver company goals safely and efficiently.
• Collaborate closely with the Operations and Production functions to identify, prioritize, and schedule intervention projects.
• Make sure implementation OCC/SCADA, PI systems are consistent with well design, well integrity considerations, and operating envelops.
  
  

Detailed Procedures And Contingency Plans

• Prepare detailed procedures and contingency plans aligned with corporate well control and design standards.
• Support operations involving workover rigs, coiled tubing units, snubbing units, electric line, and slickline.
• Responsible for Well integrity:
• Organize and run annual temperature surveys for regulatory compliance.
• Call for wellhead testing and maintenance when required, such as valve leak tests, casing and tubing hanger testing, repacking, as required.
• Production tree valve replacements as required.
• Interpret temperature surveys, pipe and cement evaluations to verify integrity.
• Prepare well-integrity reports required for WDEQ, EPA, WOGCC, etc.
• Develop Well failure model or well integrity model:
• Build and maintain failure model, with barrier diagram, discussion about well failure mechanisms, expected injection and annuli pressure trends.
• Define well operating envelope from failure model.
• Define, explain, and enforce two-barrier policy.
  
  

Daily Support And Reporting

• Provide daily support to field personnel, ensuring safe and efficient execution of planned work activities.
  
  

Project Management And Analytics

• Manage multiple concurrent well projects, providing onsite field engineering support during execution.
• Use data analytics and statistics to make value-based decisions.
  
  

Procurement And Metrics

• Assist in the preparation and evaluation of tenders/bids for relevant support services and materials.
• Develop and maintain metrics to drive high-quality, cost-effective operations.
  
  

Procurement Guidance And Operation Closeouts

• Provide functional guidance and technical work scopes for procurement bid processes.
• Post operation closeouts, reviewing performance against plan, capturing lessons learned, and documenting improvements.
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum requirements:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in engineering discipline (Petroleum, Mechanical, Electrical and Chemical).
  
  

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience

• 10 Years Production Engineering Experience.
• Injection Operations Preferred.
  

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations

• Must have valid Supervisors Well Control Certification.
  
  

Physical Demands

All of the physical requirements listed below are those that may be necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sitting; standing; walking or moving throughout facility; driving; talking; seeing (specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus); hearing; feeling; bending or stooping; squatting or crouching; reaching; kneeling; pushing; pulling; lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Minimal safety hazards; general office working conditions.
• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time.
• The employee is regularly required to use hands to type, touch, handle, or feel. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Predominantly office environment, some travel to field operations or other Company offices.
  
  

Working Conditions

• The successful candidate will be required to clear a drug screen and a complete background check, including credit report for certain positions, after an offer has been extended and prior to being employed.
• Primarily working in an office environment, with well site operations and travel as needed.
• Working after hours, nights, weekends, holidays as needed.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibility

• No
  
  

Other Responsibilities

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed. This position may perform other duties as assigned.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $197,000-$198,000/yr.

About Us

Tallgrass was named one of the 2023 Top Workplaces USA and highlighted in Colorado's Top Workplaces for the past seven consecutive years. Tallgrass is a leading energy infrastructure company focused on safely, reliably, and sustainably delivering the energy and services that power our nation and enable our quality of life.

At Tallgrass, we value our teams and strive to create an environment where employees feel respected, and their contributions are valued. We aim to support employees' physical, mental, and financial well-being through a comprehensive Total Rewards Program.

• Industry competitive pay
• Health insurance package options that include Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
• Infertility Coverage
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) with up to a 6% match that vests immediately plus an employer discretionary contribution of up to 4%
• Wellness Programs and Mental Health Resources
• Employer-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
• Vacation, sick days, paid caregiver leave, volunteer and bereavement paid time off
• Identity theft protection
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Company-paid holidays and floating holidays
• Company vehicle (if applicable)
• Employee discounts; vehicles, tires, cellular plans, and more
• Networking and employee engagement events
• Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests
  
  

Application Deadline: Recruiting timelines vary by position; however, all Tallgrass positions accept applications for at least five business days from the posting date. This position is open and still accepting applications.

Compensation: Compensation ranges are provided in good faith based on what we anticipate when researching wages for this position at the state and national levels. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Notice to External Search Firms: Tallgrass does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Tallgrass property; therefore, Tallgrass will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral. Approved vendors may be invited to refer talent for specific positions at Tallgrass's request only. A fully executed agreement with Tallgrass must be in place and current in these cases.

EEO Statement: Tallgrass complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) affirmative action laws and regulations. Tallgrass does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender Identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status, or other status protected by law.